javax.faces.event
Class ActionEvent

java.lang.Object
  java.util.EventObject
      javax.faces.event.FacesEvent
          javax.faces.event.ActionEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class ActionEvent

extends FacesEvent

An ActionEvent represents the activation of a user interface component (such as a UICommand).

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

ActionEvent(UIComponent source, java.lang.String actionCommand)
Construct a new event object from the specified source component and action command.

Method Summary

java.lang.String

getActionCommand() Return the String identifying the command that was activated.

Methods inherited from class javax.faces.event.FacesEvent

getComponent

Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject

getSource, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ActionEvent

public ActionEvent(UIComponent source,
                   java.lang.String actionCommand)

Construct a new event object from the specified source component and action command.

Parameters:

actionCommand - String identifying the command that was activated

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if component is null

Method Detail

getActionCommand

public java.lang.String getActionCommand()

Return the String identifying the command that was activated.